Definition of ambisexual in English:
ambisexual
adjective ˌambɪˈsɛkʃʊəlˌambəˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
Bisexual or androgynous.
Example sentencesExamples
- They present a slick promotional video, with a story line involving a black athlete, an ambisexual model and a heavy disco beat.
- The evidence for ambisexual behavior in Greek and Roman times has been amply collected.
- The ambisexual pair - both veterans of the Broadway revival - co-wrote and codirected the project, which they shot on digital video.
- The artist's female figures reminded me of the ambisexual girls in artist Henry Darger's world.
- They also seemed weirdly ambisexual: at least one seemed to sport eye makeup and extravagantly long lower lashes; another had a monobrow along with bouncy-looking, well-brushed hair.
noun ˌambɪˈsɛkʃʊəlˌambəˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
An ambisexual person.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘In one draft of the script, Derek described himself as ambisexual,’ says Stiller.
- I believe in an interview they said he was ambisexual.
- After we get to know Paula, we can see she's an ambisexual.
Derivatives
adverb
This anxiety is ambisexually determined.
Example sentencesExamples
- This a piece which works ambisexually with either the cufflinks or the bangle.
Origin
1930s: from Latin ambi- 'on both sides' + sexual.
Definition of ambisexual in US English:
ambisexual
adjectiveˌambəˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
Bisexual or androgynous.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ambisexual pair - both veterans of the Broadway revival - co-wrote and codirected the project, which they shot on digital video.
- The evidence for ambisexual behavior in Greek and Roman times has been amply collected.
- They also seemed weirdly ambisexual: at least one seemed to sport eye makeup and extravagantly long lower lashes; another had a monobrow along with bouncy-looking, well-brushed hair.
- The artist's female figures reminded me of the ambisexual girls in artist Henry Darger's world.
- They present a slick promotional video, with a story line involving a black athlete, an ambisexual model and a heavy disco beat.
nounˌambəˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
An ambisexual person.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘In one draft of the script, Derek described himself as ambisexual,’ says Stiller.
- I believe in an interview they said he was ambisexual.
- After we get to know Paula, we can see she's an ambisexual.
Origin
1930s: from Latin ambi- ‘on both sides’ + sexual.